Ivan Basso

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team’s SuperSix Evo SRAM RED

Early January 2013, Cannondale presented its team to International Media. We have already seen great videos and articles about the team and its World Class Pro Road riders. So Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, took some of his precious time at the Santos Tour Down Under to give you a detailed overview of [...]

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We Love the Tour de France!

Each year the Tour de France, the third biggest sport event in the World after the Olympic Games and the Soccer World Championships, attracts more than 12 million spectators along the French roads.  And it’s one of the few sports to offer such a fantastic spectacle during three weeks, for free! The Tour is not [...]

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Riders and Rituals of the Tour de France’s “Race of Truth”

The individual time trial (ITT) is always a unique challenge for riders. Often referred to “the race of the truth”, the ITT is a nervous stage as riders are completely self-reliant in the race against the clock. Before each start, teams and riders go through very particular rituals unique to the time trial, many of [...]

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The “Musette”, the must have bag on the Tour de France Road

On average, during the Tour de France, Pro riders burn 3.000 to 5.000 calories every day. To that you need to add the calories that the body need to accomplish its basic functions, about 2.000 calories. So in total Pro riders eat 5.000 to 7.000 calories a day. Food quantity and quality are very important [...]

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SRAM RED Aero Machines of the 2012 Tour de France

Five Pro teams are racing SRAM RED at the Tour de France 2012, including Liquigas-Cannondale, Astana Pro Cycling Team, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, AG2R La Mondiale, and Saxo Bank-Tinkoff. Here is a first look at their aero machines:

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SRAM Teams take Spotlight at Tour Presentation

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SRAM RED-2012 Favorites for LeTour

Each of the five teams racing SRAM at the 2012 Tour de France all have bona fide general classification (GC) contenders. While some sit atop the short list of media favorites, several we fully expect to surprise during their three weeks in France. This is the short list of riders on SRAM RED-2012 and SRAM [...]

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2012: The Spring of SRAM – Winning is a habit*

In February SRAM globally introduced SRAM RED-2012. One highly publicized fact about the new groupset is that we took everything we knew from original SRAM RED, and then we literally started over. Loaded with innovation and invention,  SRAM’s top-end groupset is all-new, yet remains the lightest, fastest, and most ergonomic groupset ever built. Beyond the [...]

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Ivan Basso’s SRAM RED-2012 Cannondale bikes – Giro 2012

Two time Giro d’Italia winner (2006 & 2010) and leader of the Liquigas-Cannondale team, Ivan Basso (ITA), is specifically prepared for his favorite race. To claim a third title, he puts all chances on his side by choosing the right components for his bikes… Let’s have a closer look at Ivan Basso’s Cannondale Road and Time Trial [...]

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Building a Booth – SRAM’s Eurobike Home

If you’ve ever wanted to see nearly everything there is in the world of bicycles and components in one place, the Eurobike tradeshow is where you need to be. One of only a few cycling tradeshows that allows consumers inside (only the final Saturday). It’s a special show, in a special location, and easily the [...]

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